Keeping track of every single calorie you eat can become a hassle. Some people like doing it, while others despise the idea of logging calories. I am going to give you some of the positives and negatives with logging calories and give you alternative ways of keeping track of how much you eat. There are [...]
Imagine your life exactly as you want it to be! What does it look like, what does it feel like? Years ago after I had gone through my illness experience (I prefer to explain it as my “enlightening”), I began to feel and sense things on such a profound level. Things were opening up for [...]
One of the key ways to succeed at the Atkins diet is to include exercise with your diet. The Atkins diet folks themselves stress this as a key motivator for following and staying on the Atkins diet. Exercise makes you happy and happy about yourself. It is an important ingredient in the overall format of [...]
The papers are full of it, the TV won’t stop going on about it and your belly hanging over your waistband justifies it! It’s time to lose weight – but how? There are so many gimmicky diets out there, not to mention ‘potions and pills’ that will help you shift the weight, BUT you also [...]
Having clearly defined goals and objectives is just the first step in adding purpose and direction to your life, increasing your self-esteem, and improving your health. While you’re thinking about what you’ve done and what you haven’t done, take a few minutes to rekindle the fire with new health and fitness goals. Consult with a [...]
There is a general confusion between weight loss and fat loss. Extreme case of misunderstanding. A healthy person needs certain amount of fat in the body. This Fat is stored under the skin and is a store of energy in our body. High fat loss from the body can be fatal. Men are who have [...]
Looking slim and sexy is the desire of many people belonging to both sexes, for it, it gives them a high and natural level of confidence. This makes one feel good about oneself and one enjoys his or her life to the fullest. But unfortunately due to factors like irregular sleep, diet, lack of physical [...]
Low carb (carbohydrate), high protein diets are the latest dieting craze. However, before you jump on the band wagon, you may want to consider a few things: 1. Low carb (ketogenic) diets deplete the healthy glycogen (the storage form of glucose) stores in your muscles and liver. When you deplete glycogen stores, you also dehydrate, [...]
World Health Organization has observed that obesity has now reached epidemic proportions globally. More number of people are dying due to obesity and resultant disease. Weight loss and fitness is not just an issue of shedding a few pounds and pumping up the muscles temporarily and losing it all the moment we stop whatever program [...]
People often think they are doing something healthy for themselves by switching their white bread for whole wheat bread. Although this is a better option than white, whole wheat bread can still be preventing you from losing your unwanted weight. I am not a big fan of bread or bread type products. Actually, I think [...]
